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Review Article| Volume 32, ISSUE 2, P469-484, March 2002

Rodenticides

      Pesticides are the toxicants most commonly encountered by dogs and cats. Rodenticides are second only to insecticides in the prevalence of pesticide exposure. Newer insecticides are discussed in more depth elsewhere in this issue.
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